Case study two: Brickworks apartments
The second case study was the Brickworks apartments in Hobsonville Point (overseen by Homes, Land, Community HLC 2017 - formerly Hobsonville Land Company, and a subsidiary of Housing New Zealand Corporation).
The developer received a detailed report alongside an infographic which presented a summary of combined learnings from the site review, developer questions, and resident questions. Here’s a sample of the first two pages:


All residents received this infographic of what their answers to the survey showed.

Continued Reading
Assessment tools for good practice medium density
Timber framing and wall thermal performance
Encouraging volume home builder clients to exceed the minimum
The NZ Housing Foundation HomeSmart Home
The High Performance House at HIVE
The Warmframe duplex at Hobsonville
Cost tower: Construction costs of social and affordable houses, Auckland 2015
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